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Titans reach agreement with Rob Bironas for 2 years, $6.675M

The Tennessee Titans have reached an agreement with Rob Bironas on a new contract, preventing one of the top kickers from hitting the free-agent market. Bironas has agreed to a two-year contract worth a total

The Tennessee Titans have reached an agreement with Rob Bironas on a new contract, preventing one of the top kickers from hitting the free-agent market.

Bironas has agreed to a two-year contract worth a total of $6.675 million, according to a person informed of the negotiations between the sides. The person, who spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the deal isn't yet signed, said Bironas will receive a signing bonus of $1.5 million.

"I've said all along that this is where I wanted to be," said Bironas, 35, who has kicked for the Titans since 2005. "I am ecstatic to continue my career as a Titan."

Bironas, 35, was discussing an extension with the Titans last season, but the sides never came to an agreement. He made 25 of his 31 field goal attempts, an 80.6-percent rate that was his lowest since 2006. But Bironas made more than 90 percent of his field goals in the two previous seasons.

He's the second-leading scorer in Titans/Oilers history. His 916 points trail only Al Del Greco (1,080). Among kickers with at least 100 field goals, he ranks third in NFL history with an 85.6 percent success rate.

Bironas has 11 game-winning field goals, including two last season (Steelers, Lions).

Elsewhere on the kicker market, the Detroit Lions' Jason Hanson has yet to decide whether he wants to return for a 22nd season, and the New York Giants seem nowhere near an agreement with Lawrence Tynes.